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  89R1989 TJB-D     By: Middleton S.B. No. 415       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the authority of a governmental body to require certain   persons to sign a confidentiality agreement in response to a   request for public information for legislative purposes under the   public information law.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 552.008, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (b-3) and (b-4) to read as follows:           (b-3)     A governmental body shall provide written   notification to a member, committee, or agency of the legislature   that requests information under this section if the governmental   body will require a person to sign a confidentiality agreement   under Subsection (b) regarding the requested information.   The   governmental body must provide the notice to the requesting member,   committee, or agency not later than the fifth business day   following the date the governmental body receives the request for   the information that is the subject of the notice.           (b-4)     Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a governmental body   may not require a person to sign a confidentiality agreement   regarding information requested under this section if:                 (1)     the governmental body fails to provide the notice   required by Subsection (b-3) regarding the information in the time   and manner prescribed by that subsection; or                 (2)     an agreement regarding the information is not   signed by each party to the agreement before the 10th business day   following the date the notice required by Subsection (b-3) is   received by the requesting member, committee, or agency.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   a request for information received by a governmental body or   officer for public information on or after the effective date of   this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.